ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTRBGCZEEHUPLSKBAHRIS..MTNORSMESMMAKHTNMDGE........J0009013-ENDS014674770EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320260121EP25162695.820250310enenen203725920240315NL2026012120260420260107202602B65B 23/14 20060101AFI20251216BHEP B65B 23/16 20060101ALI20251216BHEP B65B 35/36 20060101ALI20251216BHEP B65G 47/90 20060101ALI20251216BHEP B65B 23/14 20130101 FI20241107BHEP B65B 23/16 20130101 LI20241107BHEP B65B 35/36 20130101 LI20241107BHEP B65G 47/90 20130101 LI20241107BCEP B65G 47/91 20130101 LI20251006BCEP B65G 47/32 20130101 LI20251006BCEP B65G 54/02 20130101 LI20251006BGEP deGREIFER FÜR EINE HANDHABUNGSVORRICHTUNGenA GRIPPER FOR A HANDLING DEVICEfrPINCE POUR UN DISPOSITIF DE MANIPULATION3CRoyal Houdijk B.V.101984127P099232EPTrawlerweg 23133 KS VlaardingenNLBUITENHUIS, Menze JanVLAARDINGENNLHOUDIJK, LaurensVLAARDINGENNLAlgemeen Octrooi- en Merkenbureau B.V.100061505P.O. Box 6455600 AP EindhovenNLALATBEBGCHCYCZDEDKEEESFIFRGBGRHRHUIEISITLILTLULVMCMEMKMTNLNOPLPTRORSSESISKSMTRBAGEKHMAMDTN20260121202604

What is discloses is a handling system (100), gripper device and a gripper (110) for a for forming and handling slugs (101) of flat baked products (102) such as biscuits and cookies, said gripper being arranged for a mechanical type gripper as end-effector and being arranged to load a group of staggered products, form a slug from said group, and unload said slug into an outfeed transport device, said gripper comprising:
- a longitudinal retainer comprising elongated wall elements (112) extending along a longitudinal direction of said gripper and configured for an open position for loading said group of staggered products, and a closed position for unloading said slug into a tray transported by a transport device, wherein said wall elements (112) can be displaced as a jaw type gripper, moving in transverse direction, away from each other into said open position and towards each other into said closed position;
- a holding element (115) disposed at a first longitudinal end of said retainer, and configured for an open position for loading said group of staggered products, and a closed position;
- a pushing element (111), disposed at a second, longitudinal end of said retainer, opposite of said first end, and configured for displacement of said pushing element in longitudinal direction into said retainer for compacting said group of staggered products into a slug.

P099232EPEP25162695.8Royal Houdijk B.V.3CMN20251222B65BB65GCA2769533A1GEN MILLS MARKETING INC [US]20110203X1-3,7-11,14,15Y4,5A6* page 8; figures 6,9 *ITCN20120010A1ELCAT S R L20140308Y4,5* page 2, paragraph 2; figures 1-4 *EP3699098A1B V MACHF HOUDIJK [NL]20200826A2,3,8* figures 1-3 *DE102011084469A1BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]20130418A1,14,15* figure 4 *US2023257144A1BUITENHUIS MENZE JAN [NL]20230817A1,14,15* figures 1-16 *1-11, 14, 1512, 13Reason for the limitation of the search:

The cam elements defined in claim 12 and in the description are not visible in any of the drawings. It is not at all clear for the skilled person how to carry out the cam elements such that the claimed interaction with the holding element can take place. The subject-matter of claim 12 is so unclear that a search cannot be carried out.

Similarly, the cartridges defined in claim 13 and in the description are not visible in any of the drawings. It is not clear for the skilled person how to carry them out.

In response to the invitation pursuant to Rule 63(1) EPC the applicant has indicated that the subject-matter of claims 12 and 13 is not selected for search.

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